Weekendist: Mar 1-3, Butch Bradley, Trippple Nippple, and more!

By Lukas SteinbergIt’s time to have a night on the town: stand-up comedy with Butch Bradley, dance to Dicky Trisco disco, marvel at Trippple Nippple insanity – you make the choice. On Saturday, we continue with the Toxic Avenger at Arkham and Sub-Culture’s first big 2013 event. And since every weekend has only three nights that want to be used, we recommend paying 390 a visit for the screenig of a punk biopic, free beer and live music. And if that’s still not enough, head over to our calendar for more.FRIDAYButch Bradley Live @ Kung Fu Komedy ClubHe’s a Comedy Central favorite and no stranger to premium boobs, dongs, and gore entertainment channel HBO. He’s Butch Bradley, and he’s coming back to Shanghai. Kung Fu Komedy host their first international headliner to desecrate their virginal new comedy club.150RMB presale, 180RMB door // 9pm // March 1 & 2, 2013 (Fri, Sat) // Masse // 5-6/F, 219 Jinxian Lu, near Shaanxi Nan Lu (进贤路221号5-6楼, 近陕西南路)Dicky Trisco @ LolaDicky Trisco shows off his dick moves at Lola, probably Shanghai’s most reliable club address for consistent quality music. All fans of disco can rejoice: the bold Brit plays disco-house fusion with a spacey and groovey taste to it.50RMB // 10pm // 570 Yongjia Lu, Bldg. 4, near Yueyang Lu (永嘉路570号4号楼, 近岳阳路)Trippple Nippples @ ArkhamArkham report back, and they do it with a bang: Imagine Lady Gaga came from Japan, had two clones and actually did something cool, artsy and innovative instead of plastic pop. And dieted on caffeine pills, sugar syrup and shrooms. What the all-female Japanese punk/psycho/drama queen/dance trio does on stage is so incredibly baffling, unbearable, over-the-top and entertaining, it would be a shame to miss it out. My tip for the week. After the live spectacle, Arkham switches to the usual club mode. Video: Trippple Nippples Live in the USA (YT).80RMB // 10pm // 1 Wulumuqi Road, near Hengshan Road (乌鲁木齐路1号, 近衡山路)SATURDAYThe Toxic Avenger @ ArkhamPart II of the Arkham awakening, and of course, it comes with a fine selection of electronic art. Headliner for the night will be French house and live electro act The Toxic Avenger aka Simon Delacroix. He merges electro beats with cheesy synthie tunes, live guitars and drums for a rather engaging and rakish result. Check out ‘Toxic is Dead’, one important and distinctive work of his career.80RMB // 10pm // 1 Wulumuqi Road, near Hengshan Road (乌鲁木齐路1号, 近衡山路)Sub-Culture: Neo Tokyo Bass + SLV Live @ The ShelterSub-Culture return after a 3 months break and are joined by Skyfish, Endless and Gyto from Neo Tokyo Bass crew, as well as the live debut from Shanghai-based collaborative project S L V.Neo Tokyo BassFormed in 2010, Neo Tokyo Bass is a cross-continental record label & bass music production & DJ crew that consists of Glasgow & Tokyo based founding members Korkoro, Endless & Crash, along with later additions Gyto & Skyfish. The crew’s sounds span from spaced out beats and bass to mutant house and hip-hop variations, making for some exciting music to come out of Tokyo at the moment.S L V (live)S L V (Some Late Visitor) is the project of producers Hamacide and Downstate. The pair’s solo efforts have been some of the most acclaimed music to come out of Shanghai in the past year, and S L V’s self titled debut EP, released on Urban Waves late 2012, gained praise from all over the scene.60RMB // Shelter // 10pm // No. 5 Yongfu Lu, near Fuxing Xi Lu (永福路5号, 近复兴西路)SUNDAYSunday Drive-In @ 390Sunday Drive-In at 390 stands for triple F. Free movie, free beer and free band. What’s not to like about spending the Sunday evening like this? From 8pm, they show the 2010 biographic picture ‘Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll‘ about the early life of British punk pioneer and Blockheads-bandleader Ian Dury. Which also happens to be the title of one of his most iconic songs. Free beer will poured from 8-9pm, and after 10, En Route play live on stage.Free // 8pm // No. 390 Panyu Lu, near Fahuazhen Lu (番禺路390号, 法华镇路)Have an event you’d like to see listed here? Get in touch with us at [email protected]!